Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Melrose

Genielle Laboriel, 21, Killed by Bus Driver in the Bronx; No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2013 | 94 Comments

A school bus driver struck and killed a woman who was riding a skateboard in the Melrose section of the Bronx yesterday. The crash occurred at around 7:15 Wednesday morning. Genielle Laboriel, 21, was crossing E. 160th Street from the Melrose Avenue sidewalk when she was hit by the bus driver, who was making a […]

Pedestrians, Bus Riders, and Cyclists Get a Better Bronx Hub

By Ben Fried | Dec 1, 2008 | 9 Comments

These DOT photos [PDF] show off the revamped Bronx Hub — the shopping district and transit nexus in Melrose that just received a slew of livable streets improvements. Planters, surfacing, and a few strategically placed concrete islands demarcate pretty substantial new swaths of pedestrian space, including a block-long plaza (shown above and in bird’s eye […]

Bronx Hub Gets Smorgasbord of Ped-Bike-Transit Enhancements

By Ben Fried | Oct 10, 2008 | 5 Comments

Work is underway on a major livable streets makeover [PDF] for the Hub — a shopping mecca in Melrose that some have called "the Times Square of the Bronx." The DOT plan simplifies a complex traffic pattern where three streets converge. In the process, space is transferred from vehicles to sidewalk extensions, pedestrian refuges, and […]